eccentric man

Chapter III

eccentric man

Chapter III

Writer/ Nada Mohsen

You did not know the meaning of his speech, what he meant by this mysterious speech! He brought her a blanket and also a cup of hot tea to keep her warm, she hesitated to speak but she did in the end feeling embarrassed "I'm hungry, in fact I couldn't even eat breakfast well" she said, feeling ashamed.

Athanasius went to the kitchen thinking what she will do, it seems that this house is over, she can't do anything about him being here with her, she felt so much sadness and wished that someone would support her so that she could get her mother's house back, she thought for a while until he came Athanasius, carrying two plates of food, placed them in front of her.

Rose looked at his dark black eyes to look at her, she felt that there was something strange in them, his eyes did something strange just by looking at her, she didn't know whether to feel fear or comfort! Conflicting feelings together but she's experiencing it now, Rose immediately rolled her eyes after her heartbeat rose significantly.

Athanasius smiled, seeing well what she was thinking, seeing her unsuccessful attempts to regain her strength, he asked sarcastically in secret whether such a girl had strength! She looks so weak that it is easy to control her and take advantage of her in anything, he shakes his head in sarcasm and he does not like these ideas, he does not know why! Did Athanasius sympathize with her?!

Rose finished all the food, Athanasius looked at her in disbelief, wondering how she finished the food in such a short time but he knew she was hungry, he looked at her "Tell me if you want more food!" Athanasius said in confusion.

Rose shook her head in denial, embarrassed, her cheek turned red, she looked around her as she remembered what she had seen before she passed out, she awoke to Athanathios' voice and her body trembled, "What are you thinking? Everything you're seeing is true" Athanasius spoke confidently as he saw signs of dispersion on her face.

Rose swallowed her throat, drops of sweat appeared on her forehead despite the cold weather around her, "There is something strange going on in this place, didn't you feel it?!" Rose asked in concern, not knowing how to express her feelings.

Athanasius laughed, Rose did not know whether to underestimate her feelings! Or is there something really worth laughing about!

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James kept thinking for a long time about how to find her, thinking about where she had gone and disappeared in that way and in that atmosphere! He took a deep, hopeless breath as he thought of wherever she might go, “Where did you go! You’re going to make me really about to lose my mind without exaggeration” he spoke angrily as he remembered her fear and running from him like a monster was chasing her and about to wipe her out.

He started to feel pain in his head from thinking too much, and he felt someone put a hand on his shoulder and shiver, “What is this! What are you, Joseph, doing here?!” James asked after seeing Joseph.

With a lake near Joseph between his eyebrows, "Where's Rose?! I didn't find her in her room, weren't she with you, James?!" Joseph asked James, not knowing where to take her.

James looked at him and tried to tell any lie, maybe he would leave him alone "She ran away from the house, I don't know where you went, your mother doesn't know anything about her either, we don't know where she disappeared, I'm trying to think about it and my mind couldn't find a place that could You go to him." James said, pretending to be sad.

Joseph looked at him for a while, "I know, maybe she's gone to her mother's old house; there's nowhere else to go, James, I'll go over there, maybe I'll find her there, I hope she's all right." Joseph spoke in a hurry.

James quickly approached him, worried, "I'll come with you." James spoke and went with Joseph afterwards.

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Athanasius looked at Rose in confusion, "Tell me what brought you here after so many years away!" He spoke while looking at her.

Rose took a deep breath and looked at him, she began to feel comfortable in his presence near her, not knowing why the warmth suddenly spread in the place after the weather was cold, she looked at him, "I ran away from my stepmother and her children, although I want my brothers they are children and I do not want their hearts to hurt." And that lady knows nothing of mercy, I know, so I want to take my brothers out, though they are her children too, but I'm not sure.” Rose said, feeling distracted.

Athanasius noticed how much she was suffering, noticed her tears trapped behind her eyelids, she was looking at him as if she wanted to say something but her tongue couldn't help her, a feeling of hesitation she couldn't control, before he spoke to her he found the door banging hard and a voice came from outside "Rose Are you Here?!” Joseph was agitated, wanting to go in and check on her.

Rose stood off the sofa, wanting to go out to see Joseph; She knows he's not like his mother or even James, she knows he's very different from them, Athanasius got in her way as he shook his head in denial "You'll be hurt, if you go with them James will hurt you After all you said there's no safety for him" Athanasius spoke, speaking seriously as if he felt Really afraid of her!

Rose swallowed her throat "Joseph is different, yes he is my age and younger than James but he will never agree to injustice, James wanted to use me to sit with his friends, the place was full of booze and naked girls, I will not shut up I will tell the truth to Joseph to tell his mother" I spoke Rose hurries when she hears Joseph's call to her.

She crossed the presence of Athanasius in front of her and came to open the door and found him moving away from her a lot. As if he was making fun of her, he seemed to be on purpose, she shook her head not realizing, "What's going on here? I know there's something strange, but what is it?!" Rose spoke, her hands trembling, not knowing why it was happening but looking around in great concern, As if she was waiting for something bad to happen to her.

"Who are you? Tell me who you are and what's going on here?! What's going on in this house. Tell me what's going on, Athanasius?!" Rose asked in a very nervous.

"I'm Athanasius, you ask what's going on here and I can tell you, but do you really want to know what's going on here?!" Athanasius told her as he followed her with amusement.

Rose felt something was wrong and she wouldn't like it, there would be something pissing her off or making her afraid "What's going on here, I want to know so tell me what's up!" Rose asked, upset.

Athanasius looked at her confidently, "You are in the world of the jinn, my dear. I am Athanasius, the prince of the elves. I have lived in this abandoned house for years, years, and no one else has entered it. I was punished by my family, so I came to this despicable house, but look around, everything became perfect." Athanasius simply spoke, as if for granted, Rose shook her head in disbelief, not believing he was speaking seriously.

Athanasius noticed the exclamation on her face, he smiled, and little by little his smile turned into a resonant laugh, "Nothing is worth your fear yet, girl, what is really worth worrying about is that no one can hear you, as if you are in a suspicious era, no need to scream, to talk, to bark like dogs, Because this Joseph will not hear you no matter what happens," said Athanasius confidently and calmly, as if something to be proud of.

Time passed and Joseph went with him James, Rose was unbelievable, she was staring at Athanasius, his figure as an ordinary person, she could not differentiate him from men as if he was one of them “No way, you are not, I can't keep conscious if that was the case Really, you're lying to me, I know you're lying," Rose said, obviously agitated.

Athanasius laughed, looking at her face, "Think about it well. Didn't you notice that the atmosphere around you had changed! Didn't you notice that everything had changed so that the place was old and lifeless?! How did you not notice all this?!" Athanasius said while mocking her.

Rose pulled away from him in a spontaneous act, she felt something strange making her come back to him again, it was like a strong magnet that would attract any piece of iron towards him, she moved her head in denial and incomprehension, she found his body floating off the ground and she looked at him in shock and incomprehension, she screamed in panic as she moved away About him, do you stand in front of Genie now! She was feeling the world revolving around her, she wanted to escape from this house where she had always spent the happiest days of her life with her mother, but now what will happen and how will her fate be! Will she die here without being aware of anything, to keep her soul suspended without anyone helping her or saving her!

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Joseph closed his eyes in great distress, shook his head in denial, “I can’t really comprehend it, I can’t believe she disappeared like that, how could she disappear like that, she needs us, she needs her presence next to her brothers, how can she disappear?” Who is the world like that, tell me?!” Joseph said, agitated and distressed, wishing she was well and refusing to believe she was in danger.

James looked at him, he felt his head was about to explode, a deep feeling of sadness hit his heart, he swallowed what was in his throat in pain, wondering if something bad happened to her! He shook his head in denial and pain, "You can't be in danger, I don't want to be afraid of you, Rose, come back and I promise I'll be someone else, I'll be a good man, believe me Rose." James said privately, refusing to admit the truth so that her brother wouldn't blame him and his mother would scold him. .

They got home, and as soon as his mother heard the door slam, she ran to open it, "Haven't you found Rose yet?" their mother asked anxiously.

Joseph nodded his head in denial, anxiously swallowing what was in his throat, “I don’t know what happened, and you just disappeared like this,” Joseph said in great distress as he headed to his room to rest a little.

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Rose felt that her life was about to end, a strong wind surrounded her, she knew that Athanasius was the cause, she didn't know if he wanted to kill her or he just frightened her, but why would he scare her!

I heard his watchful laugh, and it seemed more terrifying than ever before, "What do you think now! Do you still have any doubts about me and my abilities, Ansiah?!" Athanasius said as he asked her.

Rose closed her eyes as if she had surrendered to a fait accompli that was useless to change, every second and then everything around her changed again, she opened her eyes and she fell to the ground from the intensity of fear, she moved her head in denial and incomprehension, her whole body shivered and she began to collapse completely; She can no longer tolerate everything that is happening around her.

Athanasius approached after making everything return to normal around her, he sat on the ground in front of her, he didn't care about anything and looked at her face "You're more weak than I expected, Rose, I don't know whether I should be happy or yell at me for this, I hate all Weak, I don't feel comfortable hurting a weak person," said Athanasius, looking at her in disappointment.

Rose looked at him with fear and anger at the same time. She moved her head in denial, hating this feeling. She tried to speak, but her mind and lips didn't help her. She remained silent, drops of sweat gathering on her forehead, fatigue appeared on her face, Athanasius smiled, "It's fear, I can smell fear, Rose, don't you agree?!" Athanasius said it while feeling amused, he notices her anger at his sarcasm, her eyes have something strange, strong in contrast to what she does and the opposite of what appears on her, he moved his head in exasperation, how can a girl with this weakness have her eyes that strong?!

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